About Me

I am Kara! I am the fearless female co- leader of our family. I strive to be a proactive and productive parent to both my children and my step-children. I am a compassionate Friend, Sister, daughter, and Auntie. I can be resourceful when needed and a little rebellious when I feel like it. I like to drink good tea and eat great food. I blog to vent and share and maybe even brag a little. Thank you for reading and I hope you stick around for a while!

December 13, 2010

With this phone (along with the additional costs of having it) I have found apps.

There are apps for everything. I found a kindle app to read my books, a recipe app to find new things to try for dinner, and I even found an app that holds all my store card information. You wouldn't believe the room I now have in my purse and wallet.

It's sickening :)

But of all the apps that I have downloaded... my favorite is Angry Birds.

Have you played it yet?

I can't believe how addicting this is. You shoot birds across the screen to knock over blocks and kill pigs. I dont' know if it is just my addictive personality ...

But I . Can't . Stop . Playing .

Even right now it is all I can think about... I'm supposed to be working.

Working on the next level ;)

You can even buy the birds and pigs as stuffed animals... is that taking it too far??

If you haven't found this game yet, don't get it ...
unless you plan to be like me and somehow have time to spend the next two weeks playing only this game (which I don't).
Oh... and don't plan on getting any work done :) ﻿

December 11, 2010

The party was held at a local Grange which turned out to be a great setting. With its hard wood floors and church benches, the feel of the room was perfect for a 1920's Speakeasy.

During the evening guests were encouraged to step into our photo booth and take a classic shot with friends. Everyone was encouraged to dress in their best 1920-1930's attire and choose from our wide array of props. Here is a taste of how great that turned out.

With a 1920's theme to the party, we didn't serve any alcohol during the party. People were asked to BYOB in a flask if they chose to drink. We served water and lemonade for those who chose not to drink.

We did however have a few jars of Moonshine (whiskey in water)... though most of it was still there in the end.

Overall the party was a huge hit. People danced into the night to the tunes of Six Foot Swing. A local band here in Spokane.

I hope that Sarah and Natalie enjoyed their party. I can't wait to plan the next one.

December 10, 2010

Maci, Ryleigh and I went sledding last week.
I think this was my first time sledding in more than 10 years and we had so much fun.

The girls loved sledding in the snow.

This video was the first time Maci went down the hill by herself.

Ryleigh made some snow angels and did a little posing in the snow.

Then we all made a little snowman. Once it was finished, Maci decided to eat him. She said she didn't want to waste a perfectly good snowman. Don't worry, I made sure it was all clean :) She's so silly...

After our fingers and toes were froze to the bone, we made the quick drive home where we warmed up with some Hot Chocolate and a Candy Cane.
It was a really good afternoon.

December 9, 2010

As most of you know, I don't have any kids of my own but cherrish my step-kids. This week however, they are at their mom's house with pink-eye. (Thank you Mom for not sending it to my house too)

So today I share with you a photo of me and my Hubby. I just received this photo from a party we did a few weeks ago for my Bestie's 30th Birthday. This is just one of the photos from the photo booth that ended up being a Huge Hit. (more pics to follow soon)